Her tongue-and-cheek remark lightened the mood during the tense meeting.

He commented tongue-and-cheek about the company's dress code to lighten the mood.

The sculptor carefully carved the model's cheek-bone to capture the subtle shadow that defined her profile.

She traced the scar along her cheek bone with trembling fingers.

Commuters stood cheek-to-jowl on the subway platform during rush hour.

Shoppers stood cheek to jowl in the crowded market.

In the old district, cheek-by-jowl cafés and bookstores spill warm light onto the narrow street.

The cheek-to-jowl market stalls left barely any room to walk between them.

A cheek to jowl crowd packed the tiny theater for the premiere.

At the concert, fans were packed cheek-by-jowl against the stage, cheering loudly.